WESTWOLD – A made-in-BC beef brand is finally within sight after five years of work on the part of ranchers. “We will be signing a lease for October 1 with the KML federal processing plant just west of Falkland, and at that point we will have control of the plant to go in and start …
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Abattoir association calls for action
The provincial election call last week has increased uncertainties for BC abattoir operators, who have seen demand for local meats surge versus last year as a result of COVID-19. An extension of the feedback window on a rural slaughter modernization intentions paper the province released a week before the election call makes sense to Nova …
Beef producers welcome Ishoy
A veteran of Canada’s meat industry is embarking on a new venture this week. Mark Ishoy, the former president of Eastern Meat Solutions Inc. and the Sierra Group of Companies in Ontario, has been appointed to oversee the set up of the new BC Beef Producers Inc. project. The industry-led venture will buy cull cows …
Ranchers collaborate to preserve grasslands
OLIVER—Like a sliver of sky, a Western Bluebird drops from above and lands among the dried grasses at the edge of a meadow. Down the hill, sun glints off a small, round lake surrounded by forest down to the water’s edge, and a creek flows out through a low spot, fenced off from the grassy …
Province launches meat consultation
The BC Ministry of Agriculture is finally beginning to update slaughter practices. Comments are being accepted on a rural slaughter modernization intentions paper published September 14. The paper proposes increasing the standards of inspection for class D and E facilities to more closely align their uninspected slaughter practices with those of inspected class A & …
Activists in court
Activists charged in last year’s invasion of the Excelsior Hog Farm in Abbotsford have appeared in court. A total of 21 counts were read against four individuals at the provincial courthouse in Abbotsford on September 3 in relation to the incident. Amy Soranno, Jeff Rigear, Roy Sasano and Nicholas Schafer have each been charged with …